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Hopes for Syrian cease-fire collapse

Hopes for a cease-fire in Syria this week have apparently fizzled, despite reports of an earlier promise by the Syrian government to withdraw its forces from cities by Tuesday.

 

Syrian cease-fire deal appears to collapse

Syrian Uprising

A U.N.-brokered peace deal for Syria appeared to collapse as the government made a new demand.

 

Avalanche buries 100 Pakistani soldiers on glacier

An avalanche smashed into a Pakistani army base on a Himalayan glacier along the Indian border on Saturday, burying around 100 soldiers, the military said....

 

Syria conflict must end at 6 a.m. April 12: Annan

U.N. Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said the Syrian army and rebels in a year-long conflict that has killed thousands must end all violence by 6 a.m. Syrian time April 12 if the government meets its agreed deadline to halt fighting two days earlier.

 

With $10 million bounty on his head, Pakistan militant taunts U.S

Who wants to be a millionaire? In Pakistan, all you have to do is give the United States information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hafiz Saeed - an Islamist leader whose whereabouts are usually not a mystery.

 

ICC rejects Palestine recognition

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a request by the Palestinian Authority to recognise the court's jurisdiction.

 

US Offers $10 Million Reward for Pakistani Militant

Hafiz Saeed

The United States has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Hafiz Saeed, a Pakistani militant leader accused of orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai attacks, who in recent months has emerged at the vanguard of a prominent anti-American lobbying group.

 

Syria Agrees to Troop Withdrawal, Annan Says

The rebels say they will wait for the government forces to stop shooting before they agree to reciprocate.

 

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels

A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels - payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters - could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal against President Bashar Assad's forces, analysts say....

 

Pakistan to deport bin Laden's wives, adult daughters

Three of Osama bin Laden’s wives and two of his adult daughters were convicted by a Pakistani court Monday of illegally entering the country and sentenced to two more weeks of detention, followed by deportation to their home countries.

 

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